BEGC-113 · December 2023 · English
IGNOU BEGC-113 December 2023 Previous Year Question Paper
MODERN EUROPEAN DRAMA
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-113, December 2023 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 6 · Sections: 2
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
B. A. (HONOURS) ENGLISH
PROGRAMME
(BAEGH)
Term-End Examination
December, 2023
BEGC-113 : MODERN EUROPEAN DRAMA
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Answer all questions as instructed.
Section–A
Q1.Write notes on any two of the following (about 150 words each) : 10×2=20
(a) Use of humour and absurdity in the play Rhinoceros.
(b) Use of language in Waiting for Godot.
(c) Brecht’s use of music and song.
Q2.Critically examine any two of the following with reference to the context : 10×2=20
(a) Daisy : They are singing. Berenger : They’re roaring. I tell you. Daisy : You’re mad ; they are singing. [ 2 ] BEGC–113
(b) To be good while yet surviving split me like lightning into two people.
(c) Oswald : So now, mother, you’ve got to give me that help. Mrs. Alving : (in a loud cry) I ! Oswald : What more o bvious choice than you ? Mrs. Alving : I ! your mother. Oswald : Exactly the reason. Mrs. Alving : I, who gave you life. Oswald : I never asked you for life. And what is this life you gave me ? I don’t want it ! you can be it back.
Section—B
Note : Answer any three of the following questions
in about 350 words each.
Q3.Discuss the theme of pow er and its abuses in the play Rhinoceros with suitable examples.
Q4.Discuss the effects of the French Revolution and Romantic M ovement on Realism and Naturalism.
Q5.Analyze the themes of Absurdism and Existentialism in the play Waiting for Godot.
Q6.Critically analyse the key features of epic theatre as deployed in the play The Good Women of Szechuan.